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>> no, we like the sort of environment. we come from a very tri-area. a lot of rain area. for the first three weeks we have rain. >> too much of a good thing may not be a good thing. >> over the last 17 years, there has been a lot of changes in taiwan. you mentioned that at the time you first arrived, there was a lot of traffic at the time in the system. there was a lot of construction along the way. nowadays the system is running very well. it is one of the better systems in the world. it is also a big part of the transportation in taipei. other than the infrastructure upgrade you have seen, what of the other changes that have taken place over the years in taiwan? >> a lot of changes. transportation, a lot of changes. they did not have checking carrying the -- they have collective areas. there was nothing. we did not have much of construction. lex when you first arrived -- >> when you first arrived, there must've been something you have to do with your family in terms of assimilating to the local lifestyle? nowadays it is not an issue because mandarin and chinese is very
>> no, we like the sort of environment. we come from a very tri-area. a lot of rain area. for the first three weeks we have rain. >> too much of a good thing may not be a good thing. >> over the last 17 years, there has been a lot of changes in taiwan. you mentioned that at the time you first arrived, there was a lot of traffic at the time in the system. there was a lot of construction along the way. nowadays the system is running very well. it is one of the better systems in...
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for me, it is not difficult for me to adapt myself to taiwan's environment. i like to be here. >> talking about jakarta, is one of the largest cities in asia. what are some of the similarities you see between jakarta and taipei, other than the fact they are both international cities? >> reair more developed -- we are more developed. starting next year, we will develop mrt. >> what about traffic? >> indonesia as vibrant economics. traffic is common in indonesia. it is because of the economy. >> you also have a large population. . jakarta is more than 10 million. >> it is three times the size of taipei in terms of population. >> we need to study more about your -- here in terms of the economy, how they prepare public services here. i think we're going to come back. there are many things to be brought to jakarta. not only about how the government takes care of the people. in jakarta, the government wants to be a good city center. >> it has a lot of potential. >> it has a lot of potential. the traffic jam is because of our economy growing. it is diminished if the
for me, it is not difficult for me to adapt myself to taiwan's environment. i like to be here. >> talking about jakarta, is one of the largest cities in asia. what are some of the similarities you see between jakarta and taipei, other than the fact they are both international cities? >> reair more developed -- we are more developed. starting next year, we will develop mrt. >> what about traffic? >> indonesia as vibrant economics. traffic is common in indonesia. it is...
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what is going to be interesting in a rising rate environment, the environment we will be in, is that high yield is going to probably see a little less interest rate sensitivity to it than a treasury bond would. and you've got that nice coupon that will offset some of the negative consequences of a rising interest rate. but it is still a fixed income asset and it has been a very popular trade. now, when we look at the fundamentals of high yields and we say is there a catalyst that would cause high yield default rates to go up, we don't see one. so look at the u.s. economy, look at the strength, the balance sheets of the individual companies that were making investments and no real reason to think that is going to change suddenly. but you look at the relative attractiveness of the asset class, the total return gains that we have seen from high yield we think are behind us, not in front of us. >> which makes sense when you look at the credit quality curve and what we see at the cycle at the moment. we'll discuss this a little bit more in a moment. i want to dive into emerging markets fi
what is going to be interesting in a rising rate environment, the environment we will be in, is that high yield is going to probably see a little less interest rate sensitivity to it than a treasury bond would. and you've got that nice coupon that will offset some of the negative consequences of a rising interest rate. but it is still a fixed income asset and it has been a very popular trade. now, when we look at the fundamentals of high yields and we say is there a catalyst that would cause...
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we will see how it does in the southern environments. they are going to take it to some of the more ref training grounds and see how this robot does but definitely something to keep an eye on. >> host: we are talking about new tech and tactics for the future war with joe pappalardo senior editor with popular mechanics. unmanned stealth is the future of warfare. steve you are up next democratic caller from pennsylvania. thanks for waiting, steve. >> caller: no problem, thank you. i am a former marine. my question is what are your concerns about the chinese and russia and iran as far as hacking into her missile systems and hacking into technologies such as iran they stole the stealth bomber from us. i know the u.s. has disrupted the nuclear program and such like that but what countermeasures are the marines using as far as taking over the technology and saying hey we could steal this from you anytime we want? >> guest: that is a great question. it really is an emerging field in what he is referring to is i don't think it was a bummer. it w
we will see how it does in the southern environments. they are going to take it to some of the more ref training grounds and see how this robot does but definitely something to keep an eye on. >> host: we are talking about new tech and tactics for the future war with joe pappalardo senior editor with popular mechanics. unmanned stealth is the future of warfare. steve you are up next democratic caller from pennsylvania. thanks for waiting, steve. >> caller: no problem, thank you. i...
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we will see how it does in these other environments. they will take it to some of the rough training grounds and see how the robot does. something to keep an eye on. host: we are talking about new tech and tactics for the future of four with joe pappalardo of "popular mechanics." steve, you are up next. caller: thank you. my question for joe -- i am a former marine and i am all for the new technology. what are your concerns about the chinese and russian and it ran intoan as far as hacking our missile systems, and iran, they stole a stealth bomber from us. i know that the u.s. has disrupted our nuclear program -- disrupted their nuclear program with worms and viruses, but what tactics are the marines using as to say, hey, we conceal this from you anytime we want -- we can steal this from you anytime we want? guest: that is a great question. it is an emerging field. i don't think it was a bomber, it was a surveillance drone that crashed or was brought down in iran, and they were able to parade it out. expect more. isht now, cyber warfare
we will see how it does in these other environments. they will take it to some of the rough training grounds and see how the robot does. something to keep an eye on. host: we are talking about new tech and tactics for the future of four with joe pappalardo of "popular mechanics." steve, you are up next. caller: thank you. my question for joe -- i am a former marine and i am all for the new technology. what are your concerns about the chinese and russian and it ran intoan as far as...
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that is an environment where i have felt very comfortable. it certainly was the way treasury operated when i was there under secretary geithner and that is how i felt working directly for the president. 's what is the president management or leadership style? >> when it comes to economics, the president has outstanding intuition and is will read -- will read. he will point out articles i need to read. i do my homework. difficulty i have had is when i worked at treasury, i knew what the treasury secretary's portfolio was. that was during the financial crisis. the president has many other issues on his plate. i try to be judicious in not overloading him, but providing him the information i think he needs the most. i have enjoyed being adviser to him. it is a funny thing. as a professor, you have a completely different life. you write articles and try to discover new things. as an advisor, it is necessary to be discreet. it is necessary to be mindful of not principal's time and take up more time than necessary. it is to anticipate what informati
that is an environment where i have felt very comfortable. it certainly was the way treasury operated when i was there under secretary geithner and that is how i felt working directly for the president. 's what is the president management or leadership style? >> when it comes to economics, the president has outstanding intuition and is will read -- will read. he will point out articles i need to read. i do my homework. difficulty i have had is when i worked at treasury, i knew what the...
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the kinks worked out, but we never had that with the affordable care act due to the charged political environment and it was an unintended consequent. guest: i was doing a story for npr in the rio grande valley in texas -- one of our big partnerships is with npr could i spend time with a community clinic in brownsville where a lot of people qualify for the medicaid expansion, and i sat down with the woman who runs this, and she brought up on her computer a list of 4000 patients that currently go to her clinic. quite a number of these community clinics in the area. in south texas would qualify for the medicaid expansion, which she asked the director could get reimbursement for. -- which she as the director could get reimbursement for. they don't have any reimbursement method for them. host: our guests are all journalists with kaiser health news, and stories air on npr, national public radio. our guests also file for publications like "the philadelphia inquirer," "usa today," "the washington post." we are starting a partnership with kaiser health news exploring the health care law and what it means
the kinks worked out, but we never had that with the affordable care act due to the charged political environment and it was an unintended consequent. guest: i was doing a story for npr in the rio grande valley in texas -- one of our big partnerships is with npr could i spend time with a community clinic in brownsville where a lot of people qualify for the medicaid expansion, and i sat down with the woman who runs this, and she brought up on her computer a list of 4000 patients that currently...
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look to cut spending, let's cut military investments that do nothing to keep us safe in today's threat environment such as icbm's. r. speaker, i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? >> mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. opposition i rise in to this amendment. unilateral reductions of nuclear forces are wrong period. these reductions have been directly and explicitly recommended against by the joint chiefs and senior d.o.d. civilian officials who have said reductions must be made bilaterally in concert with russia. i am deeply concerned that not nly is this proposal to disarm unwise, it's also shortsighted. it could seriously diminish the long-term security of our nation. we face a world today in which nuclear threats to the united states are increasing and our conventional military capabilities face dramatic reduction. given this our nuclear deterrence is becoming more important, not less. the air force base in my home state of montana is home to 150
look to cut spending, let's cut military investments that do nothing to keep us safe in today's threat environment such as icbm's. r. speaker, i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? >> mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. opposition i rise in to this amendment. unilateral reductions of nuclear forces are wrong period. these reductions have been...